George Brett career batting average

• Best season on file: .390 in 1980.
• Most recent: .266 in 1993.

Average of 21 regular seasons, 1973 through 1993. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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George Brett career batting average, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1973	KC	13	40	2	5	0	0	0	.125	.125	.175	.300
1974	KC	133	457	49	129	2	47	8	.282	.313	.363	.676
1975	KC	159	634	84	195	11	90	13	.308	.353	.456	.809
1976	KC	159	645	94	215	7	67	21	.333	.377	.462	.839
1977	KC	139	564	105	176	22	88	14	.312	.373	.532	.905
1978	KC	128	510	79	150	9	62	23	.294	.342	.467	.809
1979	KC	154	645	119	212	23	107	17	.329	.376	.563	.939
1980	KC	117	449	87	175	24	118	15	.390	.454	.664	1.118
1981	KC	89	347	42	109	6	43	14	.314	.361	.484	.846
1982	KC	144	552	101	166	21	82	6	.301	.378	.505	.884
1983	KC	123	464	90	144	25	93	0	.310	.385	.563	.947
1984	KC	104	377	42	107	13	69	0	.284	.344	.459	.802
1985	KC	155	550	108	184	30	112	9	.335	.436	.585	1.022
1986	KC	124	441	70	128	16	73	1	.290	.401	.481	.881
1987	KC	115	427	71	124	22	78	6	.290	.388	.496	.884
1988	KC	157	589	90	180	24	103	14	.306	.389	.509	.898
1989	KC	124	457	67	129	12	80	14	.282	.362	.431	.793
1990	KC	142	544	82	179	14	87	9	.329	.387	.515	.902
1991	KC	131	505	77	129	10	61	2	.255	.327	.402	.729
1992	KC	152	592	55	169	7	61	8	.285	.330	.397	.727
1993	KC	145	560	69	149	19	75	7	.266	.312	.434	.746

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS